Toughness. It feels like a hard trait to come by right now, but back in the day nobody got through to adulthood without developing a little. How else could a kid survive a childhood filled with tackle sports and little to no adult supervision?
It's important to know who you can and can't mess with, so here's a little answer key, 1970s style.
1
Gold’s Gym
Fit and tanned.
2
Cool Aussi Bloke
Adelaide in the ‘70s.
3
“My Dad”
“Cooking something in the late ‘70s.”
4
Death Glare
“My grandma in the ‘70s.”
5
Roger Estep
Deadlifting in the late 1970s.
6
Hunting
Ready to shoot in the ‘70s.
7
Cornelia
Posing for a fitness magazine in 1978, at 39 years old. She claimed her only workout routine was swimming.
8
A Dude and His Son
Biking in the ‘70s.
9
Shredding Tricks
A boarder in the ‘70s.
10
Fitness Class
Jogging in the 1970s.
11
Arnold Schwarzenegger
With two training partners at Venice Beach, early ‘70s.
12
Loose Pants
But tight everything else.
13
Arnold Schwarzenegger
With Franco Columbu and Sylvester Stallone, with Canadian bodybuilder Negrita Jade at a workout session.
14
Powerlifting
“My dad after returning from Vietnam.”
15
A Man and His Racer
Sometime in the early ‘70s.
16
Farmer
Hard at work in the ‘70s.
17
Red Truck, Red Trunks
Skinny, but lean.
18
“My Dad and His Buddies”
Circa mid ‘70s.
19
Taking a Break
More important than playing tennis.
20
Hanging Out
Ready to say the meanest thing you’ve ever heard to your face.
21
Stylish Crew
Don’t mess with these chaps from a ‘70s men’s fashion magazine.
22
“My Mom”
“Road tripping across the US in the ‘70s.” She’s definitely seen some things.
23
“My Grandfather”
Scaling a hill in the early ‘70s.
24
Karate Chop
A fighter in the ‘70s.
25
Peak Male Form
The sandals, the socks, and the fish. Don’t mess with this guy.
